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Behind The Lens episode 278: ‘Failed to file’

Posted July 25, 202500:32:51

Matt McBride on a controversial candidate for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. Marta Jewson on how state standardized test scores should...

Behind The Lens episode 277: ‘Hotter, hotter and hotter’

Posted July 11, 202500:23:53

Bernard Smith on New Orleans' notorious House of Detention and protections for Angola's Farm Line workers in summer heat. Marta Jewson on a student's...

Behind The Lens episode 276: ‘Breathing poison air’

Posted June 27, 202500:31:16

Delaney Dryfoos on Louisiana's decidion to classify natural gas, a fossil fuel, as "green energy." Brian Bienkowski on air pollutants effects on pregnant...

Behind The Lens episode 275: ‘Snake hips’

Posted June 23, 202500:33:22

Mizani Ball on ethnographic dancer Chipo Kandake on her history of American music performance. Marta Jewson on improving literacy scores for young...

Behind The Lens episode 274: ‘Human decency’

Posted June 13, 202500:29:00

Reporter Bernard Smith and Editor Katy Reckdahl break down a new program that provides tablets to incarcerated individuals. And a recent ruling to...